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SPORTS New Player Limit MUST WAIT ONE MONTH LONGER FOR CAST-OFFS Smaller Circuits Will Be Severely Handicapped by Not Receiving Surplus Talent Until June 15 Rather Than Middle of May as Formerly. | I | BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, December 10—Scores of minor league glubs swuag their bats and gave three reverberating cheers when the majors decided that big league clubs might have only until June 15 to cut down playing forces, and that after that date they might not add player irom one club to another without waiver. Of course. everybody knows that t the greedy and rich New York clubs irom muing all the player cream. | Many of the minors. as well as their najor rethren, think that: their troubles originated with the ‘determination of the two New York ! clubs to gobble all the championships. mit was put in to keep | arcely had the cheers died away, | Rowever. and the minors were just heginning to regaln their breath when they discovered that the major league clubs now are fu a position) 0 hold up private bail players until| June 15, whereas heretofore they have { had to clean up thefr rosters by May 15, after the minors had tue henefit of plavers not wanted by teams in the big show. Same 240 Players st Stake. winor league clubs ver . e zotten started until May | cived pl mejors, under o in_other way t 240 bLall pla: in the minors some- ! 1 they r from the lonal wgreement In other vears ad to he ou a where after May 13 becaure the taajors would losé their right to play | ball it they had not cut thelr lists to | twenty-iive each by that date. No @ bull players can be month longer by tas n addition to the 400 with vhi clubs neeted to i t the seasor au lub, which hope + with major league talent or of major league witi | g6t far it it is not pos: 1 ;, Players from the majors Juue 135, be- be some will not ©ubs W care forty plavers until Juae 15, are now llowed to do, b s not Likcly . and pre: do the wmiuer leagu e ing in every var| Jrtify themselves egatmst | ition of the m to the} 10 they are bears in thel sula of players. The | penditures of the richer 1 players finaliy are be- shov” their efiect upon | the oppe aft law, market for nroftizate o f Aler leagues beglin to are at the mercy of than ever before so far livery df a bail player is eoncerned also will bexin to wonder w it is not wise to avoid joir fear that they of INT. may bump DISABLED VETS TG0 GET WORLD SERIES M YORK in receints zame of the world 1o disalicd soldier: organizs and tha other half to charitable in- stituti ording Lo announcement by O siorer K, M. Landis. fol- lowing a conference with Charles A jam and Jacod Kupper:, pres of the Giants and Yankees, re- vely. Fach share will amount to about, £60.000. The veteran ganizations | ‘o benmeiit by the gzift are to be se-! lected by Commissioner Landis. while Stoneham and Ruppert will designate the cliaritable organizations. H OMAHA REFEREE CLAIMS. HE GOT A BRIBE OFFE December 16.--11 . - of the statc depart- nd John Kil- December of s W ia | or. €3AHA. Neb, Antles. secretar ment of public welfare, martin. city boxing eommission day were investigating_charges of tempted bribery Dave Miller, refcree. made last night as he stepped from the ring arter he had awarded a dec! ulon to Dave Shade. California welte weight. atter Frankie Schoell of Bu! Miller said Omaha g him $300 to throw the schoell. “W. found nothing last night warrant the charge.” Mr. Antiles d elared. “but we will press the inves- tigation "I was offered $300 to throw the fight to Schoell” Referce Miller charged. i “I turned down the offer. but did | not let it influcnce me in the other di- | rection. Shade earned the decisio: I —_——— DOWNEY AND LITTLETON FIGHT 15-ROUND DRAW | i | to- ers ofiered NEW ORLEANS, December 16.— Bryan Downev of Cleveland and “Happy” Littleton of New Orleans fought fifteen fast rounds to a draw here last night. Downey had the bet- ter of the majority of rounds in the first half of the fight, but Littleton came back strong in the last few nerfods. Downey weighed 1541 pounds and Littleton 160. SHADE EARNS DECISION IN BOUT WITH SCHOELL OMAHA. Neb., December 18.—Dave Shade, Californla welterweight, won 2 referee’s decision_over Frankie Scheell of Buffalo, N. Y., in ten rounds nere last night. It was understood the fight would decide which of the two men will meet Mickey Walker, present welter- weight champion. —_— IGNORE SIKI, IS REQUEST | MUTT AND JEFF—Jeff Misunderstood, That's All—A I SAT UP WM 6uS OF FRENCH FEDERATION . PARIS, December 16.—The boxing federation committee which is_investi- gating the charges of Battling SIki that his fight with Carpentier was framed has asked the federation to take no no- tice of Siki's letter proposing a fight with Carpentier for the benefit of scien- ufic laboratories until the Senegalese consents to appear before the commit- tee to give testimony. SHUGRUE BEATS FLORES. NEW YORK, December 16.—Johnny Shugrue, sensational Jersey City light- ‘welght, recelved the judge's decision over Eilno Flores, Fillpino boxer, In the twelve-round semi-final to the White- Jfitchell bout at Madison Square Garden last night. PIRATES LET WHEELER GO. PITTSBURGH, December 16.—The Pittsburgh Nationals have announced the release of Floyd Wheeler, recruit pitcher, to the Wichita Falls club of the Texas League. Recent acquisition of three pitchers, including Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Americans, was responsible for the release. —_—— PALO ALTO, Calif., December 16.— The Stanford University foot ball eleven will trot out to daily rudu beginning today in preparation: for the game with Pittsburgh in the atadium here €n December 30. ONEY | {pion. tonizht at the Capital City Ches: is N UNON OF BALL PLAYERS S PANNED BY Y GRAW; NEW YORK, Deccmber 1s. ager John J. McGraw of the New York made publle what he tentative slate of offi-, proposed new base ball | players’ union, namir rank Frisch | of the Giants or Geo Cincignatl Reds for preslient, and at the swme time announced his oppusi- t ajon of se Burns of tie | cmination was ne e would not accep i . however, it the | union was formed he wou in. as i< daty to sties by the | He made. it plain_ that he! 1 hud been treated well by the Clants 2nd was satisfied with pres- ent conéitio: cculd see the nced zation in the minor ing le=s thon ingrates if they rolled in the union. the union 3 stdent w of the St. Loufs C Daubert of Cinei Bancroft of the 1 G slated for secretary. RECOVERY OF H. S. FOGEL IS DECLARED DOUBTFUL PHILADELPHIA. ;}oub! as o ihe December 16, sident 108 beex 1 express gel, Who al the New er of kn ASSOCTATION MOGULS MEET. 1CAGU, December 16—Club ow s of the Ainesican Assoelation wili| meet liere t to adopt a schedute ! for sccord to e chedule calling for 3¢ cpening the scason! April 13, und closing during the flost week in Qctober probably will bet adonted. WATERBURY. GETS SCHAUFEL. TOLDO, Ohto. December 16 contraci of “Catchor Alex Schaufel, preperty of the Toledo ciub of the tion, has been sold in., club of the stern zue. Schaufel plaved with the erbury club last season under a Teledo option. CHESS MASTER PLAYS. An exhibition of simultancous play agzainst all comers will be given by T Turover, District chers cham- oc: terbury. T, Club. 1472 1 street. Play will begin at 8 o'clock. The exhibition will be open to the public. POSTPONE SOCCER GAME. Pierce and Monroe school elevens, heduled to meet yesterday in the final match of the series for the pub- lie school soccer championship of the District, postponed the game because of the pcor condition of the field. They probably wili clash Monday aft- ernoon on Unlon Station Plaza Field. ! atgacked D. C. BOY TO HELP PILOT PENN’S FOOT BALL TEAM PHILADELPHIA, December 16 —William B. Alny of this city has been named manager of the Uni- veraity of Pennsylvania eleven for 1825, and Fred Smfley, Washing- ton, D. C., associate manager. SOUTHERN 1. A. A. LOES EIGHT OF ITS MEMBERS| GREENVILLE, §. C., December 16, | —With tbe so-called one-year play- ing ruie the rock upon which it spit, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, for thirty years a power- ful iniiuence in Dixie athletics, has lost trom its ranks the members whose temias Lave been the shining lghts In southern sports. These teams, in- the future, it was an nounced, will owe their allegiance to the compsratively new Scuthern In- tercolleglate conferenc zht members of the association unced their formul withdrawal, in keening. it was stated, with an Ia:rew ent made at the recent meet- ng £ Tech, Caroling, Ceorgia South State, f1ibe expected to with- burn, Kentucky, >issis. Tulane and Vunder. und Ten- flom was represente o controversizl was modified by the yeur rule ation, to ol perniit the playing of freshmen by the ; mutual consent of the opposing tear ‘This modification Is to be in et two years. Another rule zdopted brohibits the playing of graduate who are taking post- courses, excention being made tor the graduates now in school. Tiae association indorsed the plan for w national intercollegiate track and tield meeting to be held in Chi- cago uud voted tv co-operate in it. Dr. Henry . Phillips, president of a his annual adaress in athletics as an ever present vill do_harm if college P i instituttons wel! BBONS BEATS MSKE IN FAST 10-ROUND BOUT T. PAUL, n.. Decembe Tommy Gibbens of St. referec’s decision townsman, Billy 1 round bout last was dis y von the @ fight. weiglits 5 Gibbons, om the outaet it s-ewed apparent that enly a kn. eive Mizko the victory dered here 3 stevp| chanee it 196 pounds; a world « a con ith Demps: cision of the referec and t side judges was unanimous. ibbons 1 d advantage in at least seven rounds. wost of the ringside ics agreed. Miske showed best In the taird ou. in which many gave him a draw. In the fourt round Gibbons' shade was not pro. nounced and one of the later rounds also was a narrow margin affair. YALE TO RETAIN TAD JONES. MONTCLAIR. N. J., December 16— William N. Mallory, unewly elecied captain of the Yzle foot ball team an- noun! at dinner of the Yale alumni t that a of Montciair last ni Tad Jones would be retained as coach WINS WOMAN'S SHOOT. PINEHURST. N. C., December 16.— Miss A. T. Burell of Warrenton, Va. won the prize in the opening shoot of the Pinehutst Gun Club’s tourney with 122 out of a possible 150. She led the field by a margin of eight points. —_— DALLAS, Tex., December 16.—Glen Glickner of Racire. Wis, won the newspaper decislon over Harry Krohn, Akron, Ohlo, 1ast night in a ten-round bout. They are middieweights. 'WHITE EARNS | BOUT BY BEATING RICHIE A LEONARD BY FAIR PLAY. Tendler. W YORK. Dccember 16—Benny Leonard has set forth some of ¢ his plans for the future. He said today that his next fight would | Ing qualities and numerous marks not take place for some months. In fact, his next appearance will | be in the Yankees’ new stadium sometime in the summer against Lew | Leonard has recovered from his dental troubles, but the strain pulled him down, and he will gradually get h | fight of his career. Charley White today deserves much of the champion's consideration, view of the Chicagoan's impressive victory over Richle Mitchell before 12,000 fans in the Garden last night. Charley was practically out in the second round of that battle, which will be remembered as the winner's most desperate scrap, and as one of the greatest between 137 pounders that the Garden has staged. Benny would have had a bad even- ing iIf he had been in Mitchell’s place Friday evening. After Mitchell had ‘White nearly out in the second round the latter floored the Milwaukee boy five times before it was over. It was a sickening left slam flush to the jaw in the ninth that stopped Mitchell. He was still groggy when | | | NO WonDER' GEEVEM ALL NIGHTE SOMETHING INA REITAURANT AND GOt PTOMAING PoISONINGS In | stopped imself into condition for the biggest the tenth opened. The referee finally the battle, giving White & technical knock-out to his credit. The_semi-final between Elino Flores and Johnny Shugrue was far better than the average star attraction. Shugrue got a well deserved decision. | A battle between Shugrue and Jack Bernstein should be a humdinger. bernstein beat Flores several weeks ago in a hard fight. A message from Omaha today says Dave Shade showed well in the beat- ing he gave Frankie Schoell in a ten- round bout at the ex-service men's show last night. The experts gave Shade every round but_ the sixth. Shade weighed 157 and Schoell, 156%. (Copyright, 1922.) HES SWic AS A DOG. WeELL, TATAL iT's MG EoR He ATE THE _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON ! pitchers. Overall ke had flashes In which to advantag: but at no he able to stand off hisi opponcut for coneider- . _time. e vt clothes larrange an intercit: t NEW MANAGER OF RED SOX AND HIS AID | 1 1 i i I | i { { | FRANK CHANCE and (inset) ORVALL OVERALL. and manager of the Chance, famous as player ! California ranch avd re-entered big { reconstructing the Boston Red Sox. ! brings back to base ball on | the game has ever known. 1 or more ago of the Cub \Bfi):loll will be Or shown in the in; ol o P ILOT JAMES Lea has <t.red u the f fof a challenge from Sec { League of the Pennsyls i missive from the pre Aticthic Associati i both promise retura matches. Manager Buker's origiual inte was to take one team over to Phila | delphia, but the present developments htm think scriously of & tion ou | = s cirens” of the'e ! select palr of quints and pl 1both matches on the same night. ier says he ca: ) from his leaguc and also have cnou bstitutes. - The matches probably will be roiicd the latter part of January anc should a goodly number of friends and root- ers desire to make the trip w ! two teams; a speeial car will be ob- {tained. The Terminal allexrs, in I'hil- adelphia, doubtless will bé the scene of the matches. One of the most hotly contested matches of the season was rolled Jast I night on the Rathskellers’ alleys be- : tween the home teamn and the Termi- nal Ice quint, the former winning the | 0dd game and tightening irs hold on first place in the District Leaguc. first game went to the Rathshcllers. 545 to 544; the second to the Teemen, 561 to 550, and the third to the home | bunch, 556 to b | The Rathskellers had just a s | of the breaks, and this was to land them the first gam Works, anchor man { tic lceren, made a perfect hit in the last box of the first game, but pot a split that left a pin on each corner. *o that he | had to be content with ten maples. { The second game was almost a | repetition of the first, each team tak- ing turns at being out fh front, but the final round gave the Rathskellers @ chance to demonstrate their stay- landed them in front margin. Harley of the Rathskellers did him- sel? proud and provided the bowling | that ‘landed his team in front. had a nice run of 115. 136 and 117 for the high eet of 368, but the high { gamo went to Rosenberg of the Ice- men, 141 Rosenbers had a set of All available seating and stand- ing room was occupied by friends of ithe teams, and yells of encourage- ment came from all sides of the hall. Manager Harry Arminger of the Rathskeller did everything possible !{to provide for the comfort of the bowlers and spectators. Hiram grabbed two games from the Albert Pike team of the Masonic League last night, its scores being 468, 490 and 524. Lon Krauss of the victors helped materially In winning the d round, as he had_high set and high game with 98, 117 and 122 for a total of 337. Hilltoppers and the Mount Pleas. Natural Mistake. .~ PLEASE REMEMBER ME ™Me COUNTESS! by a good The | He } of the mo:t popular and dynam As first base ~National League chamy | champions twice—Chance established a bri i bu a3 a strategist. He was with the Cubs for fifteen year-. With Chance at| e Overall. former Cub twirler, as as: =TWO D. C. FAIR SET TEAMS MAY ROLL QUAKER QUINTS . as well as Philadelph ch. Baker not only has re and Manag railroad in Philadeiph 1. also of the Quaker city. asking for a matc I girl bowlers of his organization. Manager Duff and President MacDowell | ith the team with a set of 315. | | ! a i the winners had the h Tips on Playing Basket Ball; | i i 1 T WONDER 18 THE LISN TAMERS' HAVG HEARD ABoLT Gus? S D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922. Date Hits Minors: U.S. Net Leaders Act on Nominations Today - -1 { | . ! | { | i | ago Cubs, has sold his | e ball with the intention of of Chance by H. IL Frazee an and “peerless le ions four times and world n not only a» a player, nt and coach of | | the Wasi nterest D T g game among i i endeavoring to ived an acceptance er Duff of the Ladies” Duckpin . but gton 1 the bowli also another America with the nt Garage quints did some good bowlin last night Lut the latter team managed to walk away with_all Their scores were §23, Hilltoppers got o of the vic- high game and high L 128—350. gumes ovel tors turned set with 97, Union Transfer quint won all three games from the Car Builders in the Terminal “Y" League, although they handed out a handicap of 20 pins. Thornhill did the best bowling for his Goldenberg's of the League hept in the fashion by whita- washing the Wilkins team with the 5 \ SPORTS McQUADE CHOSEN GRID CAPTAIN AT MARYLAND John McQuade of this city was elected captain of the 1923 foot ball team at the University of Maryland last night at & meetin; of letter winners of this seaso; squad. McQuade is = jumfor at Maryland and has played through two campaigns at fullback on the varsity team. In his first year Cpllege Park he starred with the freshman eleven. He was a gen- eral choice for fullback on all- Mar. teams this year. Befere entering the University of Marylund McQuade attended East- ern High School. Me gained prom- e cnceten the scholastic gridirons NAVY LISTS PRINCETON FOR BALTIMORE BATILE 'HELD SURE TO APPROVE DAVIS FOR PRESIDENCY Leech, Another Washingtonian, Declines to Serve as Treasurer Again—Australian Players Likely to Appear in Ranking Lists. N EW YQRK, December 16.—Rankings for the past season wiil unde: go the scrutiny of the officials of the executive committee of th United States Lawn Tennis Association today. The awards of places on the honor roll of the players will represent only one of a num ber of important undertakings of the session. Throughout tennis circles the impression prevails that the executive session wiil prepare the way for most of the important subjects that wil! come before the annual meeting to be held in this city next February. From the official side it is expected that the nomination of Dwigh: F. Davis of Washington, donor of the cup that bears his name, for the {Camp’s choices in the backfield. he lin 1920, and was honorably mentioned { 1tors. s Commercial | APOLIS. Md. December u;—l avy’s foot ball team 1 play! Princeton in Baltimore October 27l next, it has been announced here. It is planned to play the game in the Venable stadlum, which seats more | than 50,000 persons. Baltimore 15 a! strong Princeton center. Georgetown University of Washing- ton has come forward with a proposal ! for a game with Navy next fall. What | the outcome of the negotiations will | e Is purely speculative. The acad- | emy management is golng along| slowly and probably will nat take! any definite action until athletic ofti- clals of West Point and Annapolisi confer on December 21 regarding the | site for next year's Army-Navy bat- c. Georgetown's proposal calls for af game at the American League Purk, | in_Washington. The Middles have not met tie I:l- toppers in ‘oot ball in severul vears. DISTRCT PROS TO FACE ALL-AMERICA GRIDDERS _ A galaxy of stars will be presented | by the Canton Bulldogs tomorrow in | the foot ball game with the Wash- ington professionals at American League Park. Most of the players| of the eleven, which has not been de- feated this season, have been accord- ed all-America or ali-section laurels | as a result of brilliant play while at college. These luminaries of the ridiron vworld are to take the field at 2:30 o'clock. Of the seven honor men Canton combination, five are lines- n Carroll and’ Henry, former| Washington and Jefferson players, | and Osborne, ex-Penn State, who form the right flank of the rush line, were | all-America choices, while Lef{ Tac- kle Lyman and Left End Chamber ain, both former Nebraskans, were all-western selections, Harry Robb, former Catholic Uni- versity” mentor, is the only one of AN with the being named in 1318, while plaving with Penn State. Joanny McQuade, however, who captained Georgetown by Camp in his all-America disserta- tion and generally accorded an all- South Atlantic berth by critics here- about, will play at halfback. The Washingtonians have been | darilling at top =peed this w-eek, and, despite the reputation of their oppo- n nts, hope to give them a brisk! ru Tee local cleven will have to | show much, though, to head the vis- ey Two other ‘games of considerable | importance are scheduled for tomor- | row. Mohawks, former District cham- | pions. and Knickerbockers are to mect for the sccond time this season, at Union Park. They plaved to a scoreless draw in their first match. At 17th and D streets southeast the Mohawk Preps and Stantons are to ] Clash for the District 145-pound champlonship. Both contests wili get | under way at 2:30 o'clock. e ITARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Decem- ber 16.—The Potomac river was clear | from Cumberland to Washington | Junction, and the Shenandoah salso scores 468, 498 and Gentner of h set of 311. Correct Rule BY ED first de- different First, HOOTING. Let us seribe the three styles of goals in usc. the amateur rules provide the basket shall be nets of cord or other ma- terial, suspended from metal rings, eightcen inches inside diameter. The rings shall be rigidly attached | to the backboards, one foot from the bottom and thrce feet from cither side. The backboards shall! be six feet horizontally and four! feet vertically. The rings shall be placed in such a position that they shall lie in a horizontal plane ten feet above the floor so that the nearest point of the inside edge shall be six inches from the face of the backboard. The national rules (professional rules) differ from the amatcur rules in that the nearest point of the in-| side edge shall be twelve inches from the face of the backboard, and that the backboard shall measure four feet by four feet. Open basket game, as name signi- fies, means that no backboards of any sort are used. This game is only played in a few sections of the | | { (Copyright, 1922, by H. C. Fischer, Trade Mark reg. U. 8. Pat. off.) | the players who take part in a gam | turnonvelope. MUTT, THG COUNT oF HoBOKEN TELLS M€ THAT GUS GEEVEM ATE SOMETHING tV was clear this morning. Interpretations THORP. Q. If a player is dribbling can his opponent move directly in front of Lim in order to break up the dribble? A. No. Moving directiy in front of | 2 man dribbling is & foul. Q. When shooting for a foul can T shoot the ball against the back-! board with spced, rush in and then score a goal i A. No. You must make an homest attempt to cage the foul, otherwise the ball goes back to center. Q. During a time out in amateur rules may a_player leave the court? Not unlcxs permission has beem ‘sTanted by the referee or umpire. Q. Who determines which players| go into a game and which come out, | the captain, coach or manager? A. Unually the coach decides mpon i Q. How are points scored in a| game? 1 A. In both amateur and profes-! sional en a fileld goal ecounts tweo poi a goal from a free throw | counts one point. ! ) therc are any points about the| game of dasket ball or its rules which puzsle you, write EQ_Thorp, care of the Sporting Editor, inclosing stamped re- Iu'u) give you a quick . and correct | i i —_— ROBINS START MARCH 1. | NEW YORK, December 18.—Players | on the Brooklyh National League| club will report to Manager Wilbert | Robinson at Clearwater, Fla,, March1. | A CHEAP RCSTAURANT, THAT Pot SONED {quint, jof the Friends’ School team, 25 to 17. {in the national collegiate track and | anxious to hecar from other 125-pound teams. | Y. M. C. A. Al Souls' was leading, noT YET, BUT He's AwWEUL presidency of thc national governing body, will be approved. The candi- dacy of Davis already has received indorsement from the New York state and the western associations. CENTRAL AND WESTERN BASKETERS WIN EASLY Basker ball teams of Central and| Others Who.May Get Officen. Western high schools got in some| There has been some intimation that Zood practice yesterday in tilts with | Samuel Hardy, former captain of the local preparatory schools.s The coach-|Daviy cup team. might bs named s less Centralites. using a makeshift | secretary, and Dean Mathey. forre ran roughthod over Swavely 0 n, ‘oriCharies M. Bull. School fn a 33-to-14 encounter, while | IT:+ &5 treasurer, The names of George the westerners drubbed Devitt School. | giy7, BUTTG0 Craiecdd e, f- Soreh a newcomer to District ranks, 29 to 13. | g\ W5 24 G0d PRLsol TE SPAsE Desplite the absence of Birthright, | ot Ve $o0 Been CIRcuiend & Johnston and Johnson from the line- [ (& 0€ U JIE FICC, presidency o up, Central gave ‘evidence of possess- | "° v ! K B e T iseh stremgth as It had | Uniess the plans that were outlined last winter whep it played to a high | Discarry, the ranking list of twenty e e hip inildreas and | 3ational players. the doubles list and oo o D e oam, | the woman's list will be passed upon while Miller. a new member of the |$0day. It is obvious that Willlam T squad, acquitted himself creditably. | 't Richard Perg g Yo The three regulars out of the fray |vincent Richards a trio of Amerlcans will rejoin the team after the Christ- |4&ain will head the singles list. mas holidays. Svavely played well e ghe M EANEEEE LA A gl 16 indicate. that it will be | in list has not Leen disclosed. there et fron iLatire mavien is reason 1o believe that the commit R ebtern's trew ald St miss an op-| tee will submit for recognition the portunity to belghten Ity scoring eyes, | Names of Gerald L. Patterson, captai. Poa by Cant ey the Heg “apd | of the Ausiralustanteam of challengers Ihite “kept play under the Devitt|for the Davis cup, Pat O'Hara Wood basket almost all the time. The small | 8150 of the team from the Antipodes. Sestern grmnasium prevented either |and Manuel Alonso, the Spanish player team from showing Lo advantage at|Who came through to the round be floor play. Practically Al of West. | fore the semi-finals of the All Come ern's firet squad was used during the | national singles. It is also practica match. Devitt also substituted fre- | Cértain that Zenzo Shimizu. the Jan- quently, anese, will be named in place of Ich: The ¥. M. C. A. Day School quint.|¥ya Kumagae, his fellow countrymar playing on the floor, took the measure | Who was No. 7 among the t list year. With this group of foreizn pias scattered in the list the Americanc who will be named are talked of a: I R. Norris Williams. 2d, who was fi- 4 — It is certain that the other impo: tant places on the official list will be filled with new nominees. The recen: | death of Charles &. Garland of Pitts iburgh has left a vacancy in the sec retaryship. while Abner Y. Leech, jr of Washington, D. C., has announced . his intention to retire from the po: [uon of treasurer. | | Engel of the Y, with five court goals. topped all scorers. Frafley did the best playing for the losers. P S nalist at_Longwood; Robert and WILL ACT ON BIG MEET. Howard' Xinsly." the voung Califor nians: Lucien I Williams. Yale's ir CHICAGO, December 16.—Faculty | rercollegiate champion: Francis T representatives of the western con-| pynter, pational indoor champlon, and ference will meet in special sesslon | wajlace F. Johnson. Arnoid . Jon: here today to reconsider previous action of recommending - that “big ten” athletes refrain from compewng is sure to head the junior ranki as he proved a worthy successor Richards. Will Want One Britisk Meeting. Whatever plans Americans 1 have relutive to prospective chang in the rules are not likely to be pub { licly exploited at this time The exec- { utive committee may place itself or record as favorable to the zoning applied to the future ficld games which are to be held on! Stagg Field next June. Athletic di- rectors and track and rield coaches criticised the faculty representatives for the action. PR —— Yu the Dankers’ Leagme the Fed- eral-American won two out of three(system as t from Washington Toan & Trust,| matches for the Davis cup. Bevond its totals being 439, 514 and 494 | this point it is not likely to go American Security -and Trust Com-|until the entire resuits of the meet pany grabbed the odd game from the|ings of thé British Lawn Tennis Az V.incoln National boys with the scores| sociation and the International Feder- 482. and 478. Gheen of American ' ation, now in progress in Londo: Security was the best bowler of the have been reported upon by Harry W evening with a set of 330, Slocum. 125-POUND BASKET TITLE | KANAWHA JUNIORS’ GOAL | ANAWHA JUNIORS, with the 125-pound-class basket ball chan pionship of the District as their goal, are drilling diligent’ Thomson School, and it would not be surprising if they realized their ambition. The Kanawhas have shown a world of speed in practicc They have seasoned performers in Keane and Laifsky, forwards; Paror and Elliott, centers, and Haislip, Sykes and April, guards. Harvey Haislip, who is arranging the Kanawha Juniors’ schedule He may be telephoned Franklin 829 after 4:30 p.m. Yankee basketers. champions of the District, and the Alexandria Light In- | fantrymen will be opponents tonight | in Central Coliseum. Their game will | be preceded by one between the Vir- ginia Orioles’ and the Lexingtons, starting promptly at 8 o'clock. i In & practice game at Walter Reed | Hospital gymnasium, Walter Reed | nosed out Bliss Electrical School, 14 | to 13. Craig Of the winners with four court goals was the leading scorer of the fray. i eighth game of the season in a4 31-to- Colambla Athletic Clsb won 27 brush with Takoma Park. Come: of the victors made 23 points. 9 of them belng registered by free losses Mohank basketers opened their sea son with a 27-to-17_victory over the Navy Yard quint. Meany and John son were malnly responsible for tlic |tmuncln¢ handed the Gunmakers. Mackin Athletic’ Club etopped thic Wilson Normals in 2 20-to-14 engaxe Mount Vermom troumced the Alliment. Byng and Workman put the Souls’ quint, 24 to 15, In a Junlor Mackins in the van. Carroll and I'o unday School League game at the | ter did the scoring for the losers. e il | Waverlys tonight in Ingram gym Hely Comforter quint wants games nasium. Their match is to get in the 100-pound class, especially with | way at 8 o'clock. the Immaculate Conception Cubs an = e I any® Midgets. " Telephone | . La Salle basket bal team overcame challenges to Manager Moreland at;the St Mary's Juniors of Alexandria Lincoln 107. lin & 80-to-14 contest Collins.~¥a Salle center, Scored five field goals Two games are to be played to- % - night in Peck gymnasium. In the Navajo Athletic Club defeated _!ht first, starting at 7:30 o'clock, Peck | Epworths, 20 to 17, on the Ingran il alay it T Sl e | e e he, winmers i will bo between Western Athletic | desiring to meet the winners may Clubjasaivesiat s e Mattingly at 323 bth street southeast Bey Scout Treop Ne, 72 was down- = ed, 18 to 14, by the Holy Comforter; Radiators and Fenders aggregation. Werres, McCarthy and | a\w' sl b ne Op REPAIRED. Cores installed in a 10 DIFFER! Finnegan stgrred for the victors. ! o ENT m.flnumls Collifiower and Riley were best of : the Boy Scouts. WITTSTATT'S R, and F. WORK. 819 13th, _ F. A1 1425 P M. 7443, S BOD TR || Emblem and Pierce | 12 to 10, at the end of the half. BICYCLES $30 to $50 Velocipedes / Steie! F. Seamark N.W. Cor. 6th & G Sts. N.W. Main 2953 , LI Mg || Payments If Desired . Call and Inspect the 1923 Cleveland Motorcycle l Open Evenings Until Xmas 2 /

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